OpenAI Says AGI Is Here

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Google escaping an ad tech break up and how that relates to artificial intelligence. Hikers getting rescued from Mount Shasta after trusting Gemini to plan their trip.

The short answer is don't do that. And we take a look at food in the view of generative AI and why it's so not at all appetizing. Just a quick note to restaurants, don't use AI for your menus, please. That's all coming up next on this episode of the AI Inside Podcast.

What's going on, everybody? Welcome to another episode of AI Inside, the show where we take a look at the AI that is layered throughout the world of technology with one of two of your hosts on screen, right? Well, actually 1.5 because my dog Bronson just showed up as you can see his tail wagging back and forth. He's hopefully not going to talk very much on this podcast, but you never know. He's looking kind of needy right now. I'm one of your hosts, Jason Howell. On the other side of the country is Jeff Jarvis. How are you doing, Jeff?

Jeff Jarvis (2:34)

Jason's tail is wagging.

Jason Howell (2:37)

Yes, that was just me. You know a little too much now.

Yeah. How are you doing?

Jeff Jarvis (2:44)

All right. How are you?

Jason Howell (2:46)

Doing all right.

Jeff Jarvis (2:47)

Let everyone know.

Jason Howell (2:48)

Yes, clearly we are a day early.

Jeff Jarvis (2:50)

We are. My fall is going to status.news' event in Manhattan tomorrow. So see you.

Jason Howell (2:55)

Okay.

Jeff Jarvis (2:56)

Big old media. By the way, last, if I may real quickly, last week on the show I said, hey, you could get an autographed copy of the book. Then Jason went to the link and said, what book? So I dropped off another five copies. Those have sold out. I'm going back Friday to sign more, but if you go to jeffjarvis.com, there's a link to Montclair Book Center.

You should be able to click on it, I think. But if you don't, just come back a few days later, because there's more books coming in and I'm heading out there. Nope, it did the same thing. Oh.

Jason Howell (3:23)

I mean, the link works. It takes you to the site. It just doesn't take you to that.

Jeff Jarvis (3:28)

They're trying to fix it.

Jason Howell (3:29)

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Jeff Jarvis (3:31)

Just check back probably Friday afternoon, if you're looking. I'm delighted the people have bought it, but we've lost some sales, which hurts too. So anyway, so I apologize, folks. We know what's going on. We're trying to fix it together.

Jason Howell (3:43)

So yeah, we'll get there eventually. You'll get your signed copy from Mr. Jeff Jarvis, if you'd like, of hot type, if that is the thing you're looking for. Right as we were about to go live, I looked on the floor and I realized, I have a pair of Gemini socks. This is a very random thing to show off on a podcast, but apparently I have a pair of Gemini socks. I should wear these. They're very nice.

Jeff Jarvis (4:05)

Or you could give them away to a nice user, you know.

Jason Howell (4:08)

We could. Keep your feet comfy. I mean, they're actually really nice socks.